Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION Laughter and Thoughtful Comedy ix
4. MASTERS OF DRAMATIC COMEDY AND THEIR SOCIAL THEMES
5. CHAPTER I. The First Literary Comedy: Aristophanes and Menander 3
6. CHAPTER II. Roman Imitators: Plautus and Terence 49
7. CHAPTER III. The Revival of Classical Comedy: Ben Jonson 79
8. CHAPTER IV. Spain’s Contribution: Lope de Vega and His School 117
9. CHAPTER V. The Height of French Comedy: Moliere 150
10. CHAPTER VI. The Danish National Theater: Ludνig Holberg 199
11. CHAPTER VII. The Italian Tradition: Carlo Goldoni 236
12. CHAPTER VIII. Sentimental and Fantastic Comedy: Lessing and Raimund 275
13. CHAPTER IX. Crosscurrents in Russia: Gogol, Turgenev, and Chekhov 314
14. CHAPTER X. Modern Times: Bernard Shaw 359
15. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS IN ENGLISH RELATING TO THE SUBJECT OF THIS BOOK 409
16. INDEX OF PERSONS AND TITLES 419